The interceptor was engaged against a target launched from a ship anchored inside Bay of Bengal, taking up the trajectory of a hostile ballistic missile.
India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile Sunday from a test range at Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island) off the eastern Indian state of Odisha, according to local media reports. The missile is reportedly capable of destroying any incoming hostile ballistic missile.
“The test conducted to validate various parameters of the interceptor in flight mode has been successful,” Defence Research Development Organisation sources said.
The interceptor was engaged against a target which was a naval version of Prithvi missile launched from a ship anchored inside Bay of Bengal, taking up the trajectory of a hostile ballistic missile.
“The ‘kill’ effect of the interceptor was ascertained by analysing data from multiple tracking sources,” a DRDO scientist said.
The interceptor is a 7.5-meter long single stage solid rocket propelled guided missile equipped with a navigation system, a hi-tech computer and an electro-mechanical activator, the DRDO sources said.
The interceptor missile had its own mobile launcher, secure data link for interception, independent tracking and homing capabilities and sophisticated radars, the DRDO sources added.
